spotting

基本解釋

n. 弄臟某物的行為；發(fā)現(xiàn)
v. 發(fā)現(xiàn)；賞識；（尤指體育、娛樂業(yè)）業(yè)余觀察；（尤指從空中）確定敵人的位置；沾上污漬；生斑；散布；用點裝飾；下零星小雨；將（臺球）放在置球點上；（比賽或運動中）讓……一步；借（錢）給（spot 的現(xiàn)在分詞）

It is not only about military intervention, they add, but also prevention: spotting situations that could result in mass atrocities.
此外，他們認為“保護責任”并非僅是軍事干預，也是一種先期阻止：去發(fā)現(xiàn)可能發(fā)生的暴行。
We do this with eye sight: Nearsightedness could have been fatal for people whose ability to survive depended on spotting dinner off in the distance.
我們就把該愿望付諸于矯正我們的視力：近視眼給依靠在遠處發(fā)現(xiàn)晚宴的能力而生存的人來說是致命的。
Spacecraft have proven very effective at spotting comets as well, so the names of many comets incorporate the names of missions such as SOHO or WISE.
太空飛行器也使得彗星的發(fā)現(xiàn)變得更有效率，所以很多彗星的名字中摻入了太空任務的名稱，例如“SOHO”和“WISE”。

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Spots are small, round, coloured areas on a surface.
Spots on a person's skin are small lumps or marks.
You can refer to a particular place as a spot.
A spot in a television or radio show is a part of it that is regularly reserved for a particular performer or type of entertainment.
If you spot something or someone, you notice them.
A spot of a liquid is a small amount of it.
If you do something on the spot, you do it immediately.
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